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  Birmingham City Schools, SkillsUSA Birmingham’s Wenonah High School last week won its third straight Cosmetology SkillsUSA Contest in Mobile, Alabama and will represent the state in June at the National SkillsUSA conference in Atlanta. The team is made up of Shuntasia Williams (school’s Valedictorian) LuKeiyah Johnson (senior) Marietta Barnes (junior), Kaitlyn Amison (junior), Zahvia […]

By Brianna Hoge | UAB News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorizes nicotine as a chemical compound that is highly addictive. Nicotine can be found in a variety of products, including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and most e-cigarettes, and is the reason those who use these products can find themselves dependent on them. […]

By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com American Publishing has filed a class action lawsuit against the owner and manager of the Dali cargo ship, which struck the Francis Scott […]
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Rajah Caruth, a 21-year-old student at Winston-Salem State University, has become the third Black driver to win one of NASCAR’s three national series, after winning the 2024 Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200.
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At least 70 people have died due to flooding and heavy rains in Kenya since mid-March, with 15,000 people displaced and thousands of houses and schools damaged or destroyed.
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